The early years

Sigurd Resell had a solid carpentry education in his background before he studied at the Wood Department at the Staten's Handicrafts and Art Industry School (1943-1947).

After his studies, he was employed at Rastad & Relling Tegnekontor. He stayed there until 1968, with the exception of a short period from 1953 to 1956. For Rastad & Relling, he designed some of the post-war period's most distinctive furniture. The more commercial contributions include the armchair Blinken (1956) and chairs in the Bambi series.

Resell was also one of Rastad & Relling's most important contributors to equipping the Storting building with new furniture when it was extended in the 1950s.

In 1959, Resell won a prize at Copenhagen's Snedkerlaug's furniture competition for the armchair SR59. The chair's distinctive feature is the softly designed backrest which almost slides over the armrests. SR59 was first made by master carpenter Niels Vodder in Copenhagen, but today the chair is produced by Japanese Kitani under the name SR-01.